Communicable Disease Reporting

Reporting by health care providers

KFL&A Public Health is mandated through the Health Protection and Promotion Act of Ontario to track and report confirmed and suspected cases of diseases.

Health care providers are required to report these certain diseases of public health significance immediately to the local Medical Officer of Health by calling:

During business hours: KFL&A Public Health at 613-549-1232

After hours and holidays: Call manager at 613-507-3100

Diseases to report immediately by calling the Medical Officer of Health

Anthrax
Botulism
Brucellosis
COVID-19
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, all types
Cryptosporidiosis
Cyclosporiasis
Diphtheria
Group A Streptococcal disease, invasive
Haemophilus influenzae disease, all types, invasive
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Hemorrhagic fevers, including: Ebola virus disease, Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever, and other viral causes
Hepatitis A, viral
Measles
Meningococcal disease, invasive
Plague
Poliomyelitis, acute
Q Fever
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Smallpox

Diseaseas to be reported by the next working day

Health care providers are required to report these certain diseases to KFL&A Public Health the next wroking day. If not reporting by e-form, please fax during business hours to 613-549-0349.

Resources

Infectious Diseases Protocol, 2018-MOHLTC
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 7^th Edition: 2014-Gov. of Canada
For health professionals: Lyme Disease-Gov. of Canada